Parashat Shmini

(Eighth)

Next Reading

March 30, 2019

Adar II 23, 5779

Torah Reading

Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47

Haftarah

I Samuel 20:18 - 20:42 | Shabbat Machar Chodesh

In this Torah portion, God commands Aaron and his sons to make the burnt and sin offerings at the Tabernacle. When God accepts the offerings, the people shout with joy. God describes to Moses the laws of kashrut.

After the dedication of the Tabernacle and the ordination of the priests, two of Aaron's sons bring a strange fire before God and are consumed by fire; God then instructs Moses and Aaron regarding which animals may be eaten.